I know from experience that East St Louis is pretty
cheap, and it's
centrally located. And the weather is almost as good as California, but
without the Hurricanes.
How do the WMF staff feel about moving to East St Louis? I imagine they
would be *thrilled*.
Richard Symonds
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On 8 April 2015 at 14:57, Oliver Keyes <ironholds(a)gmail.com> wrote:
(volunteer hat on)
Glasgow to London in no way represents the scale of what any move,
even an in-US move, would be, unless the goal is for the WMF to end up
in LA or (maybe) Portland.
I would agree that a multi-location setup would work better as a good
expansion route here, although I'm not sure what that how that would
work out internationally, in terms of legal liability. Even just
having an east coast location in somewhere obvious (we have clusters
of staff in, e.g., Boston, Raleigh and NY, albeit small clusters)
would make a big difference.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8 April 2015 at 06:07, Aleksey Bilogur
<aleksey.bilogur(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> A logistical non-starter! They've got
200+ staff members, any gains
to...
Plenty of companies and charities happily move their HQ building
location with more staff gaining benefits rather than losing them. I
was involved with a corporate move where most staff went from London
to Glasgow, with the benefit that their family and social lives
improved and they could afford to buy large houses with the same money
it takes to buy half a small flat in London. Presented the right way,
a move can improve staff commitment and even reduce turnover.
You also can't have it both ways, the WMF is supposed to be a
multi-location global organization. Strategically it would be better
to grow globally in several locations, rather than always having
everyone in the same offices in the same city on the West Coast of
America. Our staff and volunteers are highly experienced in virtual
cooperation and meetings, the WMF could even become an exemplar for
how that works for smaller organizations with global teams.
Fae
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